Despite the sweltering heat, nearly 20 chukkers of polo were played yesterday afternoon at the Race Course. Cup Tournament teams "were the centre of attention; as the tournament will be starting next week.
The Light Horse "A" (Henry White, Browne, John Keswick and Siemssen) did not play as well as expected and seemed to be badly off form. The Veterans (Franklin, Major-Gen. Simmons, Clu Rivau and N. F. Allman) had it all over them, scoring a becisive victory by five goals to one in two chukkers.
The Veterans lost no time in scoring when Clu Rivau sent Allman away with a long pass after turning back the Light Horse's weak attack. The Veterans dominated the situation during the chukker.
Franklin did not mind the heat and was in great form, scoring twice in succession. "His first goal was shot after hitting the goal post, while the second he put through with a long drive. Allman scored the fourth after rushing the ball down the whole length of the field from a hit-out.
Through a series of misses by the Light Horse team, Allman found himself in possession of the ball with no one near him, and tapped the ball along to the goal early in the second chukker. The Light Horse scored their only goal through Henry White when the team combined well to bring the ball down the field.
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